[Hiring] Program Manager - Operations @Mitti Labs

Role Description

Mitti Labs is currently working with 10,000 farmers across different regions in AP. We need a strong state lead or project lead to manage the execution of carbon process-related and input sales related tasks in our project regions across the State.

Through our implementation partner, we will have a field force of around 100. You will be responsible for ensuring partners meet their targets and execution happens seamlessly.

• Ensuring partners are meeting their tasks as per a pre-defined roadmap
• Continually streamlining systems and processes to ensure execution
• Continually training, re-training, and supporting the field agent force
• Holding field agents and partners accountable, and helping them problem solve and find solutions

We are seeking a driven task master, who has the ability to rally internal and external teams and the strong interpersonal and communication skills needed to meet these objectives.

Qualifications

• Passionate about climate, agriculture, sustainability, scientific innovation and impact
• Strong and independent task master, ability to design and execute on roadmaps
• Experience in Agri Project Management
• Strong communication skills and composure when dealing with large scale projects and large teams
• Process excellence mindset
• People management. High cultural sensitivity and ability to motivate rural teams
• Ability to pre-empt issues and offer solutions to fire-fight
• Willingness to travel to fields on a daily basis
• Ability to understand and engage with agrarian communities, understanding of farmers, FPOs, NGOs, Government Departments, etc.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience (7+ years) - ideally in agri-project management, field extension management, input distribution/sales
• Category experience in Paddy farming is strongly preferred
• Proven experience in optimizing processes and building systems and strategies to support scale
• Strong educational background, preferably in Agribusiness management, Field Extension management, operations / supply chain strategy type roles
• Experience managing large field teams (100–300 people) through partner organizations or direct teams
• Demonstrated capability in building high-performance cultures, coaching mid-level managers, and creating accountability systems
• Strong ability to create MIS, and monitor KPIs at scale
• Hands-on experience using project management tools (Notion, Google Workspace, Excel, Looker Studio, etc.)
• Experience in multi-district or multi-state program rollouts
• Prior experience implementing QA/QC frameworks, audits, field validation checks, and adherence to SOP
• Experience in generating detailed stakeholder-specific reports and documentation to synthesize findings and learnings to diverse stakeholders
• Experience ensuring compliance with carbon methodologies, government schemes, donor requirements, or agri certification programs
• Native fluency in Telugu is a must

Benefits

• Purpose driven work - tackling the world's most pressing challenges - climate change, food security, water security, farmer livelihoods improvement
• Culture / Team / Environment - our team includes the best minds in science, product, business and operations, in an environment where collaboration and openness is highly valued, unbiased, objective decision making, direct relationship with founders, and encouragement of career growth in a rapidly scaling organization
• Exposure to multiple stakeholders - internal and external, ability to operate at the center of the organization

How to Apply

Please apply through this Google Form link .